Voluntary aided school · Islington

St Andrew's (Barnsbury) CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
165Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
100448URN

Matilda Street, Islington, London, N1 0LB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

close to Islington median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Islington

39 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Islington 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 14 May 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

14 May 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
13 November 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.8applications per place, Reception

close to Islington median (2.8) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

39 applications · 14 places offered · 10 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.8; Islington median median 2.8
2025 4.8; Islington median median 2.6
2024 2.9; Islington median median 2.9
2023 2.2; Islington median median 2.7
2022 2.6; Islington median median 2.9
2021 2.7; Islington median median 2.7
2020 2.9; Islington median median 3.0
2019 2.8; Islington median median 2.9
2018 3.0; Islington median median 3.4
2017 3.1; Islington median median 3.4
2016 2.5; Islington median median 3.3
2015 3.5; Islington median median 3.5
2014 2.8; Islington median median 3.4

More applications per place than the Islington median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Islington median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	14	39	2.8	10	0.71
Sep 2025	10	48	4.8	8	0.80
Sep 2024	15	44	2.9	13	0.87
Sep 2023	23	50	2.2	18	0.78
Sep 2022	22	57	2.6	19	0.86
Sep 2021	30	80	2.7	27	0.90
Sep 2020	29	84	2.9	16	0.55
Sep 2019	30	83	2.8	22	0.73
Sep 2018	24	71	3.0	15	0.63
Sep 2017	19	59	3.1	15	0.79
Sep 2016	30	76	2.5	29	0.97
Sep 2015	22	76	3.5	13	0.59
Sep 2014	30	85	2.8	21	0.70

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 86% · Maths 57% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%31st of 38 in Islington

Islington 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Islington 81% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Islington 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Islington 77% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Islington 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Islington 79% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Islington 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Islington median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	57%	4%	105	101
2023/24	68%	11%	103	105
2022/23	50%	0%	102	101

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Andrew's (Barnsbury) CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Vittoria Primary School
0.3 km · Islington

2026

1.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Thornhill Primary School
0.4 km · Islington

Remains Good2022

3.3applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Winton Primary School
0.7 km · Islington

Outstanding2024

3.3applications per place 92%met the SATs standard
St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Islington

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Kings Cross Academy
0.9 km · Camden

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Robert Blair School and Children's Centre
0.9 km · Islington

Standards maintained2024

1.4applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Laycock Primary School
1.0 km · Islington

Good2024

3.1applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Islington

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 53%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100448 · 206/3606
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 165 on roll
Free school meals: 69.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Matilda Street, Islington, London, N1 0LB
Local authority: Islington

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources